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Rand Freeland and his dog
1960
Don Valley, Toronto

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Illegal hunting in the Don Valley also contributed to declining populations of indigenous birds and animals.

Goverment-appointed game wardens patrolled the Valley, seizing firearms, well into the 1960s.

Tor was the first dog in Ontario be recognized officially as an assistant game warden. The Great Dane was trained by a professional handler and patrolled the Valley with his owner Rand Freeland, the proprietor of Fantasy Farm.

In 1963, during a one-week period, Tor participated in the seizure of 50 forbidden weapons, mostly rifles and air guns.

Later that year, in recognition of Tor's services, Deputy Minister Frank A. MacDougall presented the Great Dane with an official warden's badge - No. 3 - at a ceremony at Queen's Park.